A local sheriff, a marine biologist and an old seafarer team up
to hunt down a great white shark wreaking havoc in a beach
resort.

The Strand is chomping at the bit to
bring the movie that redefined the Summer Blockbuster back to
its giant 25' screen and 45 speaker surround-sound!
JAWS has become a fan favorite during the Summer months, as
patrons gleefully return for this biting thriller whose Oscar
winning camera work, and suspense-filled soundtrack hold up
surprisingly well for 21st century audiences!

While the film won an Oscar for Film Editing, and most critics
praised Director Steven Spielberg's use of a '1st Person' camera
angle for the shark on so many scenes, ramping up the suspense
factor, this wasn't the plan originally. The production
team contracted to have three mechanical sharks built, at a cost
of $250,000 each;
one shark was open on the right side, one on the left side, and
the third was fully skinned. Spielberg nicknamed the
shark 'Bruce', after his Lawyer. However, the shark
malfunctioned so many times, Spielberg eventually gave up and
started filming the '1st person' sequences in order to complete
the film. This garnered 'Bruce' another, lesser known
nickname, 'The Great White Turd'.

Robert Shawcould
not standRichard
Dreyfussand
the two argued all the time, which resulted in some good tension
between Hooper and Quint

Several decades after the release of JAWS,Lee
Fierro,
who played Mrs. Kintner, walked into a seafood restaurant and
noticed that the menu had an "Alex Kintner Sandwich." She
commented that she had played his mother so many years ago; the
owner of the restaurant ran out to meet her, and he was none
other thanJeffrey
Voorhees,
who had played her son. They had not seen each other since the
original movie shoot.